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Hardware Systems Integration Engineer

Base Power · Austin, TX · On-site

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About Base Power

Base brings affordable, reliable energy and whole-home backup to homes across Texas — fixed low rates and battery backup that kicks in automatically. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.

About the role

Base is hiring a Hardware Systems Integration Engineer to make our batteries, inverters, and microgrid interconnect devices work as one system. You'll own the system architecture and schematics across those components, integrate the hardware with firmware and controls, and test the full system until it's ready for homes. Integrate BMS, inverter, and microgrid interconnect hardware into one residential energy system. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Li-ion or LFP battery systems: BMS design, charging, and safety systems
  • PCB design in Altium or KiCad, and simulation in LTspice or MATLAB/Simulink
  • UL 1741, IEEE 1547, and the NEC
  • Residential energy, solar, or smart home integration
  • Product certification and regulatory approvals
More about this role

Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

Base is hiring a Hardware Systems Integration Engineer to make our batteries, inverters, and microgrid interconnect devices work as one system. You'll own the system architecture and schematics across those components, integrate the hardware with firmware and controls, and test the full system until it's ready for homes.

Integrate BMS, inverter, and microgrid interconnect hardware into one residential energy system.

Own system architecture and electrical schematics across components.

Test, validate, and debug integrated systems, from the bench to full-system setups.

Work with firmware and controls engineers on hardware/software integration and control algorithms.

Support certification by making sure the integrated system meets UL and IEEE requirements.

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related...

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